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Pearson blames tools for Sats marking problemshttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/02/pearson-sats-marking-problems-software
<p>In our diary: Sats markers say it’s not their equipment at fault; action ‘soon’ over Grinling Gibbons’s results annulment; academisation halted on technicality</p><p>The company responsible for the marking of 600,000 pupils’ Sats papers appeared to<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/may/26/primary-tests-trial-warwick-mansell"> blame its own markers’ equipment last week for problems</a> that, we are told, had the system almost grinding to a halt.</p><p>An English reading marker got in touch to say that Pearson’s ePEN software, which for the first time this year is being used to mark Sats papers, was freezing for up to five minutes between questions. This source and another have told us that the system cannot cope with large numbers of teacher-markers who log on at peak times, such as after school in term time, or during half term last week.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/02/pearson-sats-marking-problems-software">Continue reading...</a>SchoolsSatsEducationPearsonBusinessPrimary school league tablesPrimary schoolsSchool tablesTue, 02 Jun 2015 05:59:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/02/pearson-sats-marking-problems-softwarePhotograph: Rui Vieira/PA WireFor the first time this year, pupils’ Sats papers are being electronically scanned for markers to grade on screen.Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA WireFor the first time this year, pupils’ Sats papers are being electronically scanned for markers to grade on screen.Warwick Mansell2015-06-02T05:59:09ZRace to force Norwich academy conversion before electionhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/10/norwich-school-forced-conversion-academy
In our diary: will judicial review scupper minister’s academy plan?; concerns over depth of DfE research; Ofsted accused of ignoring parent complaints<p>Has the government got time before the general election to force through the transfer of a large comprehensive in central Norwich to an academy trust chaired by a close associate of the academies minister?</p><p>This question hangs over the Hewett school after Lord Nash, the minister, wrote to the foundation that holds the site’s freehold saying the education secretary, Nicky Morgan, was minded to use legislation to enforce its conversion to academy status. This was “with a view” to it joining the Inspiration Trust, wrote Nash, referring to the academy chain headed by Sir Theodore Agnew.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/10/norwich-school-forced-conversion-academy">Continue reading...</a>SchoolsEducationAcademiesNational curriculumPrimary schoolsOfstedTue, 10 Mar 2015 07:00:04 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/10/norwich-school-forced-conversion-academyPhotograph: Gary Calton/Gary CaltonForcing schools to become academies can generate opposition, as this protest in Barrow-in-Furness. Photograph: Gary CaltonPhotograph: Gary Calton/Gary CaltonForcing schools to become academies can generate opposition, as this protest in Barrow-in-Furness. Photograph: Gary CaltonWarwick Mansell2015-03-10T07:00:04ZE-Act academy chain abandons plans for world dominationhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/03/e-act-academy-gcse-league-tables-ofsted
In our diary: The shrinking ambitions of the trust that’s lost 10 schools; academy chain bravado over GCSE league tables; and Marlow primary parents vote with their feet<p>The dramatically shrinking ambitions of one of the major academy chains are set out starkly in its annual accounts.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/03/e-act-academy-gcse-league-tables-ofsted">Continue reading...</a>AcademiesFree schoolsPrimary schoolsGCSEsSchoolsEducationTue, 03 Feb 2015 07:10:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/03/e-act-academy-gcse-league-tables-ofstedPhotograph: /Handsoffbishamschool campaignMany parents are unhappy at the aggressive treatment of Bisham school by the local authority following the Ofsted judgment in November. Photograph: Handsoffbishamschool campaignPhotograph: /Handsoffbishamschool campaignMany parents are unhappy at the aggressive treatment of Bisham school by the local authority following the Ofsted judgment in November. Photograph: Handsoffbishamschool campaignWarwick Mansell2015-02-03T07:10:00ZOfficials run into ‘amber-red’ hitch over new primary school ‘levels’http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/20/primary-assessment-system-sats-marking-online-ofsted-academy-advertising-budget
In our diary: document reveals experts’ unease; Sats marking moves online; mixed messages from Ofsted … and the academy with the £90k advertising budget<p>Serious behind-the-scenes concerns have been raised about a new assessment system scheduled to be introduced in English primary schools in September, an internal Department for Education paper warns.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/20/primary-assessment-system-sats-marking-online-ofsted-academy-advertising-budget">Continue reading...</a>National curriculumPrimary schoolsSatsOfstedAcademiesSchoolsEducationTue, 20 Jan 2015 07:10:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/20/primary-assessment-system-sats-marking-online-ofsted-academy-advertising-budgetPhotograph: /AlamyTrouble ahead? Pupils’ Sats scripts must be neat so they can be scanned. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: /AlamyTrouble ahead? Pupils’ Sats scripts must be neat so they can be scanned. Photograph: AlamyWarwick Mansell2015-01-20T07:10:05ZWhat is Ofqual doing about whistleblowers' exam cheating claims?http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jun/10/what-ofqual-doing-about-cheating-complaints
Regulator says it is up to boards to investigate; Durand academy latest; Ofsted's cost-saving; summer babies and the reception test; and where's the PR drive for 'headteacher boards' election?<p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jun/10/what-ofqual-doing-about-cheating-complaints">Continue reading...</a>ExamsEducationOfstedPrimary schoolsSchoolsTue, 10 Jun 2014 06:00:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jun/10/what-ofqual-doing-about-cheating-complaintsAndrew FoxGlenys Stacey: the Ofqual chief has asked about school's 'strategies' to raise results but it seems the regulator already has a fair bit of material. Photograph: Andrew FoxAndrew FoxGlenys Stacey: the Ofqual chief has asked about school's 'strategies' to raise results but it seems the regulator already has a fair bit of material. Photograph: Andrew FoxWarwick Mansell2014-06-10T06:00:24ZEducation in brief: the disappearing headteacher and other mysteries | Warwick Mansellhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/14/weyfield-headteacher-free-school-in-airport-building
Why did a popular headteacher leave without saying goodbye? The DfE picks and chooses academy evidence; @toryeducation and his fag packets; and the campaign to save geography fieldwork<p>He was a much admired headteacher who, only last month, was thanked for &quot;transforming&quot; his pupils' lives in a <strong> </strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3t8pxzho9mffsxw/CSXpOpy3lC" title="">letter</a> from the school's local Conservative MP. So why, when children at Weyfield primary academy in Guildford, Surrey, returned after the Christmas break, had Simon Wood simply disappeared?</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/14/weyfield-headteacher-free-school-in-airport-building">Continue reading...</a>Primary schoolsAcademiesGeography and environment studiesTeachingSchoolsEducationTue, 14 Jan 2014 07:15:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/14/weyfield-headteacher-free-school-in-airport-buildingRichard Crease/BNPSSoon to be ringing with the sound of children's voices – the air traffic control training centre at Bournemouth Airport. Photograph: Richard Crease/BNPSRichard Crease/BNPSSoon to be ringing with the sound of children's voices – the air traffic control training centre at Bournemouth Airport. Photograph: Richard Crease/BNPSWarwick Mansell2014-01-14T07:15:00ZEducation in brief: free school governor criticises entire policyhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/07/free-school-governor-criticises-education-policy
School's closure prompts angry letter to academies minister; community schools miss out on honours; Will Straw campaigns for parent power, and still no news of changes to primary assessment<p>The chair of governors at a free school whose closure was announced by ministers last month has launched a fierce attack on the government, remarkably branding the free schools policy itself as &quot;rushed and ill-considered&quot;.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/07/free-school-governor-criticises-education-policy">Continue reading...</a>Free schoolsAcademiesPrimary schoolsSchoolsEducationNew Year honours listUK newsTue, 07 Jan 2014 07:30:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/07/free-school-governor-criticises-education-policyChris Ison/PADiscovery New school in Crawley, West Sussex: did the media know about its closure before the school? Photograph: Chris Ison/PAChris Ison/PADiscovery New school in Crawley, West Sussex: did the media know about its closure before the school? Photograph: Chris Ison/PAWarwick Mansell2014-01-07T07:30:01ZEducation in brief: private school's £5m debts paid off as it becomes an academyhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/aug/12/private-school-debts-academy-free-school
An independent school's debts have been cleared by the state as it becomes an academy; pressure is on to finish free school buildings; a search for wise academy governors; the year 6s who are staying local; and meet the 'presumed consent' team<p>Michael Gove cleared the &pound;5m debts of a private school as the government pushed through a controversial proposal to turn the school into a state-funded academy, Education Guardian has learned.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/aug/12/private-school-debts-academy-free-school">Continue reading...</a>AcademiesFree schoolsSchool governorsPrimary schoolsSchoolsEducationMon, 12 Aug 2013 18:31:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/aug/12/private-school-debts-academy-free-schoolPRThe King's school in Tynemouth, which has merged with Priory primary and is due to open in September as the Kings Priory academyPRThe King's school in Tynemouth, which has merged with Priory primary and is due to open in September as the Kings Priory academyWarwick Mansell2013-08-12T18:31:00ZEducation in brief: Gove exaggerates claims for School Direct teacher-training programmehttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jul/01/school-direct-ofqual-kingsdale-academy-brokers
Did the education secretary mislead parliament over the number of highly qualified graduates entering teaching? Do academy brokers have to be nice, or not? Ofqual to publish Kingsdale cheating report; and Roke school by another name<p>Did Michael Gove mislead parliament last week in answering a question on the state of recruitment to teacher-training programmes?</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jul/01/school-direct-ofqual-kingsdale-academy-brokers">Continue reading...</a>Teacher trainingTeachingAcademiesPrimary schoolsSchoolsEducationMon, 01 Jul 2013 18:45:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jul/01/school-direct-ofqual-kingsdale-academy-brokersBen Pruchnie/FilmMagicBullying issue: Elizabeth Truss said academy ‘brokers’ were subject to the civil service code of conduct. This was later said by Michael Gove not to be the case. Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/FilmMagicBen Pruchnie/FilmMagicBullying issue: Elizabeth Truss said academy ‘brokers’ were subject to the civil service code of conduct. This was later said by Michael Gove not to be the case. Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/FilmMagicWarwick Mansell2013-07-01T18:45:01ZEducation in brief: Pupils will study new curriculum but be examined on the old onehttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jun/17/new-curriculum-school-direct-ofsted
English and maths Sats tests will not be changed in time for the launch of the new curriculum; more extreme marketing for teacher training in schools; and is Ofsted being uncommonly harsh?<p>More than half a million pupils in England are to start the new &quot;national&quot; curriculum in September 2014, only to be tested on the old one in 2015, the Department for Education has confirmed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jun/17/new-curriculum-school-direct-ofsted">Continue reading...</a>SchoolsCurriculumsSatsTeacher trainingTeachingAcademiesPrimary schoolsOfstedEducationMon, 17 Jun 2013 18:45:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jun/17/new-curriculum-school-direct-ofstedMartin Godwin/GuardianYear 6 pupils taking Sats in 2015 will be tested on the old curriculum, having studied the new one. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianMartin Godwin/GuardianYear 6 pupils taking Sats in 2015 will be tested on the old curriculum, having studied the new one. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianWarwick Mansell2013-06-17T18:45:01ZEducation in brief: Harris academies 'require improvement'; curriculum questions; free speech at conferenceshttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/mar/25/education-harris-academies-curriculum
The academy chain is ministers' 'preferred sponsor' for Roke school, but how are its other primaries doing? Plus: who wrote the curriculum; and a boycott of Westminster Education Forum<p>The Harris Federation, one of Michael Gove's favourite academy chains, has been put forward as the answer to the problems of at least one high-profile primary school that is facing forced academisation. Parents at Roke primary in Kenley, Surrey, have been told that Harris is ministers' &quot;preferred sponsor&quot; for the school because of&nbsp;its &quot;experience of turning around previously underperforming schools&quot;.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/mar/25/education-harris-academies-curriculum">Continue reading...</a>SchoolsAcademiesPrimary schoolsCurriculumsTeachingEducationMon, 25 Mar 2013 19:15:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/mar/25/education-harris-academies-curriculum.Ofsted's report on the Harris primary academy in Haringey, north London, noted there was 'more to do to win the hearts and minds of parents' Photograph: ..Ofsted's report on the Harris primary academy in Haringey, north London, noted there was 'more to do to win the hearts and minds of parents' Photograph: .Warwick Mansell2013-03-25T19:15:01ZEducation in brief: school objects to 'dictatorial' instruction to become an academyhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jan/28/dfe-dictate-academy-status-primary
Parents launch campaign against the education department's move to turn their primary school into an academy after a single 'notice to improve' from Ofsted<p>Education Guardian has seen a transcript of a meeting for parents at a Croydon primary school in which attendees were given an insight into what critics see as the dictatorial nature of the process of forcing some institutions into academy status.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jan/28/dfe-dictate-academy-status-primary">Continue reading...</a>AcademiesPrimary schoolsFree schoolsSchoolsEducationMon, 28 Jan 2013 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/jan/28/dfe-dictate-academy-status-primaryStefan Rousseau/PAThe DfE says no final decision has been made about Roke school which Ofsted now says is making 'satisfactory progress'. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAStefan Rousseau/PAThe DfE says no final decision has been made about Roke school which Ofsted now says is making 'satisfactory progress'. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PAWarwick Mansell2013-01-28T19:45:00ZEducation in brief: Is Gove going?http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jul/16/education-in-brief-gove-elizabeth-truss
Rumour has it Elizabeth Truss will replace Michael Gove in a September reshuffle; the comprehensive staff who may, or may not, be redundant and schools minister Nick Gibb's long-division error<p><strong>Gover and out?</strong></p><p>Will the popular twitter hashtag #govemustgo be redundant in a few weeks, at least for education? Rumours abound in Whitehall that Michael Gove is to be moved in a reshuffle widely expected in September. A name whispered to replace him is Elizabeth Truss, the combative backbencher who was once deputy director of Reform thinktank. Truss published a report in June arguing that maths should be compulsory until the age of 18. She has been a regular speaker and writer on education, criticising &quot;soft subjects&quot; and modules at A-level and calling for all pupils to study languages and history to 16.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jul/16/education-in-brief-gove-elizabeth-truss">Continue reading...</a>Secondary schoolsFree schoolsMathematicsPrimary schoolsSchoolsEducationMichael GovePoliticsMon, 16 Jul 2012 18:45:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jul/16/education-in-brief-gove-elizabeth-trussChris Radburn/PA Archive/Press Association ImaIs this the face of the next education secretary? Elizabeth Truss, MP for South West Norfolk Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Archive/Press Association ImaChris Radburn/PA Archive/Press Association ImaIs this the face of the next education secretary? Elizabeth Truss, MP for South West Norfolk Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Archive/Press Association ImaWarwick Mansell2012-07-16T18:45:01ZEducation in brief: the elections for UCU general secretaryhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/feb/27/elections-general-secretary-university-college-union
Election fever at the University and College Union; plus Toby Young's 'genuine comprehensive', Michael Gove patronises teachers, and the controversial conference taking place at Oxford University<p>With just a few voting days left in the elections for general secretary of the University and College Union, solidarity is under strain. Two candidates are standing for the post – the current general secretary, Sally Hunt, and Mark Campbell, a member of UCU Left, a breakaway group whose supporters include members of the Socialist Workers' Party.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/feb/27/elections-general-secretary-university-college-union">Continue reading...</a>Free schoolsToby YoungHigher educationEducationMediaUniversity of OxfordReligionLGBT rightsWorld newsMichael GovePoliticsPrimary schoolsEarly years educationSchoolsSexualityMon, 27 Feb 2012 19:45:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/feb/27/elections-general-secretary-university-college-unionSarah Lee/GuardianSally Hunt is being challenged by Mark Campbell of breakaway group UCU Left for the post of UCU general secretary. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the GuardianSarah Lee/GuardianSally Hunt is being challenged by Mark Campbell of breakaway group UCU Left for the post of UCU general secretary.
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the GuardianJanet Murray2012-02-27T19:45:01ZSpeed read of the latest education newshttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/05/academies-oxford-scouts-michael-rosen
Academy chains swoop on failing schools, and the rich Oxford colleges that pay their 'scouts' poorly<p><strong>Wild West in Kent</strong></p><p>With just 14% of students achieving A*-C grades in English and maths, the Marlowe school in Ramsgate was among the worst-performing secondaries last year.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/05/academies-oxford-scouts-michael-rosen">Continue reading...</a>Primary schoolsPrimary school teaching resourcesSchoolsOfstedAcademiesEducationUniversity of OxfordHigher educationMon, 05 Dec 2011 19:44:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/dec/05/academies-oxford-scouts-michael-rosenJanine Wiedel /AlamyWhile Oxford colleges give students money to spend on entertainments such as bouncy castles, their cleaners or "scouts" are struggling to make ends meet. Photograph: Janine Wiedel /AlamyJanine Wiedel /AlamyWhile Oxford colleges give students money to spend on entertainments such as bouncy castles, their cleaners or "scouts" are struggling to make ends meet. Photograph: Janine Wiedel /AlamyJanet Murray2011-12-05T19:44:00Z